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OpenAI's Dota 2 bot went from 1.5k to crushing pros in 30 days
OpenAI Blog · Jul 20, 2026 · 3 min read
The timeline is almost absurd when you lay it out chronologically. In early May 2017, OpenAI's Dota 2 1v1 bot was losin...
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OpenAI's Bot Crushes Dota 2 Champs, Learns Deception Solo
OpenAI Blog · Jul 20, 2026 · 2 min read
An AI bot built by OpenAI has done something quietly terrifying. It didn't just beat a pro at Dota 2 — it dismantled on...
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OpenAI's Self-Play Robots Learn to Tackle, Duck, and Fake
OpenAI Blog · Jul 20, 2026 · 2 min read
OpenAI has demonstrated that simulated humanoid robots can develop complex physical strategies like tackling, ducking,...
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OpenAI bots now beat humans at Dota 2 after 180 years of daily practice
OpenAI Blog · Jul 19, 2026 · 2 min read
Five neural networks working as a team have started beating amateur human squads at Dota 2, and OpenAI plans to put the...
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OpenAI Five crushed Dota 2 champs using 2M frames per second
OpenAI Blog · Jul 19, 2026 · 2 min read
On April 13th, 2019, OpenAI Five didn't just win a game — it dismantled Team OG, the reigning Dota 2 world champions, i...